component, n.
(components)
freq. cnt. 34
(components)
freq. cnt. 34
an abstract part of something
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
component constituent element factor ingredient
sample sentences
"jealousy was a component of his character""two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
"the grammatical elements of a sentence"
"a key factor in her success"
"humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
something determined in relation to something that includes it
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 154 freq. cnt.: 113 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 10
component component part constituent part portion
sample sentences
"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself""I read a portion of the manuscript"
"the smaller component is hard to reach"
"the animal constituent of plankton"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
substance
linguistic unit, language unit
item, point
butt
basis, base
item, detail, particular
unit
member
rest, remainder, residue, balance, residual, residuum
subpart
hypernym
part holonym
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4
component constituent element
sample sentences
"spare components for cars""a component or constituent element of a system"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form